Political Science 2244E Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Judicial Restraint, Blue Slip, Third Enforcement Act

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2244E
• Professor: Peter A Ferguson

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Within a few years after the constitution was ratified, the supreme court took. Ha(cid:373)ilto(cid:374)(cid:859)s positio(cid:374) (cid:271)(cid:455) asserti(cid:374)g that the court (cid:272)ould de(cid:272)ide if a la(cid:449) (cid:449)as unconstitutional. As a result of its newfound powers, justices began serving on the supreme court for much longer periods. Beyond the supreme court, there has been a sharp drop in the percentage of nominees to federal appeals courts who are confirmed. One reason is that the federal judiciary has played an increasingly important role in making public policy. By long-standing tradition, senators from the home state of an appeals court nominee are allowed to file a private objection what is called registering a negati(cid:448)e (cid:862)(cid:271)lue slip(cid:863) complaint. Since 1789, the supreme court has declared more than 160 federal laws to be unconstitutional. Judi(cid:272)ial re(cid:448)ie(cid:449) is the federal (cid:272)ourts(cid:859) (cid:272)hief (cid:449)eapo(cid:374) i(cid:374) the s(cid:455)ste(cid:373) of (cid:272)he(cid:272)ks a(cid:374)d (cid:271)ala(cid:374)(cid:272)es on which the american government is based.